cause I've got friends in low places

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Characters: Jason McConnell, Tony Stark
Location: Coordinates Tony sent Jason to.
Planet: Coruscant
When: Monday night
What: Tony needs a drinking partner. Jason needs to prove himself to his new boss.
Rating: PG-13 because it's Tony Stark? Will update if necessary.

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[tonywankenobi]

Considering the coordinates Tony sent him were the exact coordinates to his apartment, Jason should not have far to walk before stumbling upon it which, for the sake of easy location, contains a Tony standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. If the conversation they had just finished wasn't a good indicator, Tony had already begun the night by himself.

There was a lot to drink to. On the happy side of things, the company was showing promise. Tony had never really started Stark Industries back on Earth so this was a new experience for him. On the less happy side of things, Tony was stuck on a planet far away, living a less than glamorous life and was still Tony Stark. (And that, in and of itself, was reason enough to drink.)

Tony saw the message on his Starkpad and replied to it immediately. Unless you're reading them wrong, I didn't send the wrong coordinates.

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Jason read the message back and gave another look around. Glancing to his right, he spotted Tony. The boy felt foolish missing him right there in front of his eyes but at least he'd found the guy. And at least there'd be drinking. He felt the bag in his pocket that he'd remembered to bring reminding himself that he had it before jogging over to Tony's door.

"Sorry about that," he said. He was jittery. Nervous. What if he came off like some people-pleasing teenager. No, he needed to come off as an adult. And maybe the illegal substance in his possession would help that. If he was interested.

Then again, Jason was saving it. He decided to feel Tony out to see if he should even suggest they partake.

[tonywankenobi]

"Kept me waiting a whole three minutes," Tony said with almost a sarcastic ring to his voice because he really didn't care. He's kept people waiting for far longer than that, but then again, he is Tony Stark. He held his finger up for a second while he stared at the clock on his Starkpad. "Wait...now it's been three minutes."

He moved out of the doorway as if to invite Jason in. His apartment, honestly, was in a bit of disarray. Usually Tony is relatively good at keeping his toys and parts organized but there had just been so much to build and so much to do and so much to take apart. Plus, he didn't plan on staying there so he did what he felt like.

However, he knew where everything was and he definitely knew where his booze was.

"I tidied up the place for our date."

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Jason chuckled moving past Tony. He looked around, made little mental notes without judgment. He himself was an eighteen year old bachelor. So, while he was a tidy person he could definitely let things go for days on end.

Jason nodded, shrugging off his jacket before turning to face Stark.

"Well, I feel special," he said, smiling. He was half-joking but not trying to mock his boss. Then he realized how complicated the idea behind one thing said had been and he looked away and did another once-over.

"My last date involved dinner and - well, I never made it to dinner," he said, shrugging. Now, that, was not supposed to be him hitting on his boss or oversharing and yet he felt as if it had accomplished both.